KUWAIT CITY, May 17: The Ministry of Health has announced that the serious violations at a health institute in the southern part of Kuwait were uncovered during the recent inspection campaign conducted by the Drug Inspection Department, in cooperation with the Health Licensing Department and the Public Authority for Manpower (PAM). The ministry revealed that a suspicious advertisement was posted on a social media platform, promoting misleading medical information and unlicensed diagnostic and therapeutic activities, affirming that the inspection committee immediately took action and carried out a field campaign.

The ministry said the violations found during the campaign included operating the institute with expired health and commercial licenses, practicing medical and pharmaceutical activities without a license from the ministry, displaying and selling nutritional supplements and special foods without a license, trading in health products not registered with ministry, and violating the medical advertising regulations in the country.

It confirmed the implementation of immediate measures to ensure community safety; such as taking samples of unregistered products for analysis by the competent authorities, seizing violating products and referring them to the Drug Inspection Department, issuing reports on the observed violations, and contacting the relevant authorities in preparation for referring the file to the Public Prosecution. It then reaffirmed its commitment to implement the law and to continuously conduct inspection campaigns, calling on all health authorities to fully comply with the legal requirements and controls.

By Marwa Al-Bahrawi
Al-Seyassah/Arab Times Staff

Kuwait firefighters successfully controlled an apartment fire in Farwaniya.

KUWAIT CITY, May 17: Firefighters from the Farwaniya and Subhan central districts successfully contained a fire in an apartment in a building in Farwaniya early Saturday morning.

The firefighting teams worked swiftly to control the flames and prevent the fire from spreading further. Fortunately, no significant injuries were reported in the incident.

KUWAIT CITY, May 16: As part of its ongoing efforts to apprehend violators and uphold the law, the Ministry of Interior conducted a large-scale security and traffic campaign in the Bneid Al-Qar area on Thursday, May 15, 2025. The operation involved multiple departments, including the General Traffic Department, the General Department of Rescue Police, the Central General Department of Operations, and female police units, all under the Traffic Affairs and Operations Sector.

Results of the Campaign:

The Ministry of Interior emphasized that such security and traffic campaigns will continue across various country regions to ensure public safety and uphold the rule of law. It urged all residents to comply with the law, cooperate with security personnel, and report any violations by calling 112.